This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 646 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 646 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mr. Smith is changing the oil in his car. He dumps the oil down a drain that leads to a nearby river. How does this affect the animals that live in this habitat? A) There is no effect. B) The animals move to land. C) The animals can get sick or die. D) The animals need the oil to survive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The animals can get sick or die. 2. What is NOT an example of a non renewable resource? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Natural Gas. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 3. In the global carbon cycle, carbon appears primarily in coal, oil and natural gas deposits when found in A) Atmosphere reservoirs. B) Biosphere reservoirs. C) Solid Earth reservoirs. D) Ocean reservoirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solid Earth reservoirs. 4. May be used to determine how much to spend to control pollution A) Tragedy of the Commons. B) Law of supply and demand. C) Sustainability. D) Cost-benefit analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cost-benefit analysis. 5. In the carbon cycle, the only process that removes CO2 from the atmosphere is A) Combustion. B) Cellular respiration. C) Decomposition. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. 6. Bacteria are beneficial to wastewater treatment because A) They naturally break down organic matter. B) They help solid material to settle out of the wastewater. C) The nutrients produced are beneficial to the treated water. D) They aren't beneficial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They naturally break down organic matter. 7. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur? A) Mesosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 8. The study of Earth's non-living systems and the planet as a whole. A) Earth Science. B) Social Science. C) Math and Science. D) Environmental Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth Science. 9. What is the definition of ecological footprint? A) Is the footprint of ecologist. B) Is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment. C) Is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest. D) A measure of the impact humans have on the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A measure of the impact humans have on the environment. 10. One benefit of nuclear fission reactions is A) Nuclear reactor meltdowns. B) Storage of waste materials. C) Biological exposure. D) Production of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Production of energy. 11. In the U.S., laws enacted from the First Period of Environmental Policy (1780s to the late 1800s) reflected the perception that A) The amount of land and natural resources in the West was endless. B) The natural resources of the West could be used up and required legal protection. C) Americans were living amid dirtier air, dirtier water, and more waste and toxic chemicals. D) A sustainable future should be a primary goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of land and natural resources in the West was endless. 12. Forests provide us with products used to create ..... goods. A) Intangible. B) Manufactured. C) Plastic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manufactured. 13. A modification or CHANGE IN THE ORGANISM'S BODY or behavior THAT HELPS IT TO SURVIVE is ..... A) Evolution. B) Artificial selection. C) An adaptation. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An adaptation. 14. A(n) ..... is a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question. A) Theory. B) Hypothesis. C) Law. D) Method. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. 15. Limestone ridge found in tropical climates made of coral pieces; deposited around organic remains A) A) Barrier Islands. B) B) Coral Reefs. C) C) Oceans. D) ) Mangrove Swamps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Barrier Islands. 16. During ..... downwelling decreases biological activity. A) Normal Conditions. B) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy. 17. A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem. A) Phosphorous Cycle. B) Nitrogen Cycle. C) Food Chain. D) Food Web. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food Web. 18. Providing information about how and where a product is made. Allows consumers to make more sustainable choices and support the businesses that produce them. A) Ecolabelling. B) Environmental Economics. C) Corporate. D) Consumer. E) Ecological Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecolabelling. 19. Less people working on farms A) More developed. B) Less developed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More developed. 20. During temperature inversion, A) Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides combine with water in the atmosphere. B) An influx of acidic water causes a rapid change in the pH of water. C) Levels of ground-level ozone decrease. D) Pollutants are trapped near Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollutants are trapped near Earth's surface. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8Environmental Sciences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books